SIBU: A female motorist escaped death when her car collided with a diesel truck at Jalan Lada Lanang, Sibu today (Nov 19). The State Fire and Services Department said firefighters from the Sibu fire station were sent to the scene after a distress call was received at 2.35pm. On arrival,
BINTULU: A Customs agent was arrested for falsely declaring RM1.031mln worth of frozen chicken parts, which were imported into Sarawak without permit, on Nov 11. Sarawak Customs director Herman Shah Abdullah said the arrest was made after a Customs team from Kuching successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle in 250,500kg
SIBU: Sarawak Customs thwarted an attempt to smuggle in liquor and construction items in 19 containers, all worth about RM1.46mil including tax, at Rejang Port here. Its director, Herman Shah Abdullah, said the seizure included 12,172.01 litres of liquor of various brands, and eight individuals were also detained to assist
KUCHING: Police arrested an 18-year-old teenager suspected of doing illegal online gambling activities. He was caught during an operation codenamed “Ops Dadu” in Kampung Tamah, near the Kuching/Serian Road on Wednesday (Nov 18). Padawan police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a raid was conducted on a shop premises at Kampung
KUCHING: A couple still didn’t show any remorse despite being arrested a few times over alleged drug abuse. This time around they were again detained in a house at Mile 12, Kuching-Serian Road yesterday (Nov 18) for the same offence. Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the suspects,
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has been warded at a hospital here after undergoing a stent procedure on Tuesday. A Facebook post by Sarawak Disaster Information stated that Uggah’s condition was stable and recuperating. “He (Uggah) sends his appreciation to anyone concerned and assures them that
KUCHING: A washing machine was completely destroyed when it suddenly went up in flames at a house in Jalan Siol Kandis today. State Bomba said that a distress call about the incident was received at 2.10pm and a team of firemen from Petra Jaya fire station was immediately despatched to
PAKAN: The search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for a 63-year-old woman who was reported missing on Nov 14 after she failed to return to her home at Rumah Lingoh, Nanga Engkeraji here has entered its fourth day. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the operation today (Nov 18) involved Bomba’s Special
SARATOK: A search and rescue (SAR) operation for a 69-year-old woman who was reported missing on Nov 13 after she failed to return home from her farm in Kampung Semarang, Pusa drew a blank on Wednesday (Nov 18). Saratok Bomba Chief, Nazry Mohamat said the victim’s still could not be
LUNDU: Five undocumented foreigners were detained for enterimg Sarawak through a non-gazetted road on Wednesday (Nov 18). A team of State Immigration Department and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) personnel caught them and a local driver who brought them in at Jalan Lundu around 6.05am. State Immigration Department director Datuk Ken Leben
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